BBC Responsibility to Provide In-depth Analysis of News and Current Affairs
- Submitted by: Margo MacDonald, Lothian, Independent.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2011
- Motion reference: S4M-01642
That the Parliament notes with concern that what it considers the excellent weekly Radio Scotland programme, Newsweek Scotland, presented by Derek Bateman, is due to end early in 2012; considers that this will deprive listeners of the only remaining in-depth weekly analysis of news and current affairs in the period leading up to the Scottish referendum, during which time it considers that the general public has a right to expect the highest quality information and examination to be provided by the BBC, and so urges the BBC Trust to reverse this decision and ensure that the corporation meets its obligation to its audience.
Supported by:
Margaret Burgess, Roderick Campbell, Bob Doris, Kezia Dugdale, Linda Fabiani, Patricia Ferguson, Kenneth Gibson, Christine Grahame, Jamie Hepburn, Jim Hume, Bill Kidd, Angus MacDonald, Gordon MacDonald, Mike MacKenzie, John Mason, Stewart Maxwell, Joan McAlpine, Mark McDonald, Anne McTaggart, Nanette Milne, John Park, Gil Paterson, Dennis Robertson, Drew Smith, Elaine Smith, Kevin Stewart, Dave Thompson, David Torrance, Jean Urquhart, Bill Walker, Maureen Watt, Paul Wheelhouse, Humza Yousaf